receptor complex

collocation in English

meaningsofreceptorandcomplex

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receptor
noun[C]
uk
/rɪˈsep.tər/us
/-tɚ/
a nerve ending that reacts to a change, such as heat or cold, in the body by sending a message to the central ...
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complex
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.pleks/us
/ˈkɑːm.pleks/
a large building with various connected rooms or a related group ...
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Alternatively, though, integrins may from part of thereceptorcomplexexpressed by oligodendrocytes that is activated by axons whose diameter is sufficient to initiate myelination.
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In the classic genomic mechanism, estrogen binds to either the cytoplasmic or nuclear form of the steroid receptor, which permits the steroid-receptorcomplexto translocate to the nucleus.
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The reverse process has not been demonstrated, suggesting that formation of thisreceptorcomplexis antigen-induced.
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Plexin acts as a signal transduction molecule in the neuropilin-plexinreceptorcomplex.
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Thisreceptorcomplexis thought to mediate the anxiolytic, sedative, and anticonvulsant actions of the benzodiazepines.
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Immunoprecipitation, immunoblotting, and immunocytochemistry studies suggest that glutamate receptor d subunits form novel postsynaptic receptor complexes.
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When insulin binds to its receptors on the surface of a cell, the hormonereceptorcomplexundergoes endocytosis and is subsequently attacked by intracellular lysosomal enzymes.
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Each effect might be caused by either an influence of the presynaptic release machinery or the postsynaptic receptor complexes.
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The karyopherinreceptorcomplexis a heterodimer of an alpha subunit which recognizes the nuclear localization signal and a beta subunit which docks the complex at nucleoporins.
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Coactivators can then bind to thereceptorcomplex, which may help to loosen the chromatin structure from the histones or may interact with the transcriptional machinery.
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Eimer's organ, therefore, forms areceptorcomplex, integrating pain receptors as well as three fundamentally different types of touch receptors which preferentially respond to either skin indentations or vibrations.
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They primarily act as short-range inhibitory signals and signal through multimeric receptor complexes.
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